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ker·mes
 kermes
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- pronunciation:
- kuhr
mihz
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the dried bodies of the female of certain scale insects, from which a purple-red dye is obtained.
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| definition 2: |
this dye.
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| definition 3: |
an evergreen oak tree of the Mediterranean on which this insect is found.
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